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The Knights of the Cross or Krzyżacy #1-2

by Henryk Sienkiewicz, T. Černiauskas (Translator)

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Genres: Classics, School, Polish Literature, History, Poland

319 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1995

About the author

Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz (also known as "Litwos"; May 5, 1846–November 15, 1916) was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. He was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his "outstanding merits as an epic writer."

Born into an impoverished gentry family in the Podlasie village of Wola Okrzejska, in Russian-ruled Poland, Sienkiewicz wrote historical novels set during the Rzeczpospolita (Polish Republic, or Commonwealth). His works were noted for their negative portrayal of the Teutonic Order in The Teutonic Knights (Krzyżacy), which was remarkable as a significant portion of his readership lived under German rule. Many of his novels were first serialized in newspapers, and even today are still in print. In Poland, he is best known for his historical novels "With Fire and Sword", "The Deluge", and "Fire in the Steppe" (The Trilogy) set during the 17th-century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, while internationally he is best known for Quo Vadis, set in Nero's Rome. Quo Vadis has been filmed several times, most notably the 1951 version.

Sienkiewicz was meticulous in attempting to recreate the authenticity of historical language. In his Trilogy, for instance, he had his characters use the Polish language as he imagined it was spoken in the seventeenth century (in reality it was far more similar to 19th-century Polish than he imagined). In The Teutonic Knights, which relates to the Battle of Grunwald in 1410, he even had his characters speak a variety of medieval Polish which he recreated in part from archaic expressions then still common among the highlanders of Podhale.

In 1881, Sienkiewicz married Maria Szetkiewicz (1854-1885). They had two children, Henryk Józef (1882-1959) and Jadwiga Maria (1883–1969).

Reviews

[Clay Davis]

A beautifully written epic set during the golden age of chivalry. I got great pleasure reading this story.

[Pandusia_bloom9002]

Fabuła jest dla mnie ciekawą dopiero pod koniec tego tomu
Edit: ps. Jednak nie ciekawe, nic nie jest ciekawe

[Darth]

Jak na ten moment, moim ulubionym bohaterem jest Czech :))

Nie spodziewałam się, że aż tak się wciągnę

[Gok2m]

15'inde bir yâr seven Zibişko ve başından geçen olaylar

[Marysia.Budny]

No tak średnio bym powiedział

[ameliesbooks]

Nie no tom 1 ja przeczytałam hahah prosze o brawa ze sie udalo!

[Milcia S.]

Zbyszko jest moim mężem

[Ch1m3r4]

Meh..

[kaja]

no co mam powiedzieć💀takie 2,5/5

[Dominic Graham]

A great, heroic tale of noble, virtuous knights battling with unvirtuous knights, and of gallantry for the love of honourable ladies.


Henryk Sienkiewicz is one of the great fiction writers. His Quo Vadis, is one of the best novels I have ever read, and The Knights of the Cross is not too far behind it. The characters are detailed, the plot has depth, and you're placed into a medieval Polish/Lithuanian/German history, which is quite fascinating.

It's writing which has a moral and Christian core, and is brilliantly composed.

I highly recommend this, and look forward to reading the next volume of the tale.

[Liwia Sirko]

Jedna z gorszych ksiazek jakie czytałam, dłużyła się niemiłosiernie, już wolałabym przeczytac Quo Vadis albo całą Biblię to by mnie chociaż czegoś nauczyła o religii a ten szajs nic nie wniósł do mojego życia, Sory Henryk ale nie wierze ze jestes tym samym gościem który napisał w Pustyni i w Puszczy, jedyne pocieszenie jest takie, ze najpierw napisales to gowno a potem tamto, wiec miales Glow up w pisaniu (2016/2017)

[Mariana Escobar]

Short and sweet

This book gave me a brief glimpse into Poland and the Jagellian dynasty, along with the relationships between the Polish nobility and the Knights of the Cross. It was brief and concise and I cannot wait to finish reading the series

[F E W Timberlake]

Interesting story

Found this book really difficult to get into due the language. I found it hard to follow the names of the characters and place names. However, the story line was good.

[Mary]

2.5⭐

[Jonas Bartkus]

Gera knyga praplečianti Lietuvos istorijos žinias.

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[Adrianna Bigos]

Hmmm no nie jest to moja ulubiona lektura ale też nie jest źle hah

[roksana🪲]

usnelam na drugiej stronie, obudzilam sie nastepnego dnia wiec nie poszlam do szkoly dlatego dwie gwiazdki

[anna]

co🔥🔥🔥🔥kocham danusie

[Julka Kulka]

Gdyby nie ta staropolszczyzna, to by była zajebista książka.

[Weronika•ig: werix.02]

Mimo że podeszłam do tej książki z dużą rezerwą i niezadowoloną miną mogę spokojnie powiedzieć, że nie było tak źle. Krzyżacy są napisami przez Sienkiewicza a W Pustyni i w Puszczy bardzo mi się podobało. Jednak opisy dość mocno mnie przytłaczały i często po prostu przeglądałam je wzrokiem i wyłapywałam tylko najważniejsze słowa.